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Post by madamebovary on Apr 29, 2020 11:45:25 GMT
Hi all,
Just watched this video on why it is so hard for many people to keep our minds on studying and working:
Since MD is often explained as a form of addiction, I think it explains why we, when we cut out daydreaming, enter a state of depression and become unmotivated for everything. We are starving our brain of the dopamine rushes it has become accustomed to. The experiment with the rats really surprised me how bad it can be. I personally think my addiction to MD is tied closely to escapism overall, needing fast satisfaction for my brain without putting any effort into it - surfing the web superficially, watching pointless YouTube videos while scrolling through the comments, all while daydreaming on and off or believing my passive consumption will make me into a competent person.
I will try this dopamine detox, because I really need to learn to study more than two hours a day. I would also love to rewire my brain into having the attention span to read and think real trains of thoughts that do not turn into daydreams.
Anyway, I thought maybe someone on here would also find the video interesting.
EDIT: I looked further online, and it seems like a "dopamine detox" is not really possible. Still an interesting video on dopamine experiments, though :)
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Post by Sam on Apr 29, 2020 16:25:32 GMT
This was interesting. A lot of the research I already knew about, but the idea of doing a dopamine detox is new. I've mostly been trying to replace the dopamine from daydreaming with dopamine from other stuff like exercise, but it doesn't feel as good, so it would be interesting to try the dopamine detox mentioned. I'll try it maybe sometime next week. I have to say, the idea of going without all of those high-dopamine activities for the entire day seems daunting and boring, but since my way hasn't been working, its definitely worth a try.
However, I can't imagine you'll see long term results from just one day of no high-dopamine activities, so keep that in mind and try not to feel discouraged if you revert back to your high-dopamine craving self shortly after.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2020 9:07:31 GMT
Yes, I've definitely detoxed from individual things, but haven't considered taking time to get away from all dopamine triggers. I'll have to try this, but I think the first "boring" activity might be out of the question. Going on a walk = lots of daydreaming,  . Maybe I'll drag myself out for a run. Going a whole day without DDing is very hard for me though. I've tried quitting before and usually do well for a while. Then start DDing without even realizing it. Oops. Also, I agree with Sam in that it will probably take more than a day. Every summer I have to rebuild my attention span for reading books for pleasure, and it usually takes a few weeks (I always develop bad habits over the school year). I would love to hear an update on how your detox goes! |
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Post by katie on Jun 11, 2020 13:28:13 GMT
Hi all,
Just watched this video on why it is so hard for many people to keep our minds on studying and working:
Since MD is often explained as a form of addiction, I think it explains why we, when we cut out daydreaming, enter a state of depression and become unmotivated for everything. We are starving our brain of the dopamine rushes it has become accustomed to. The experiment with the rats really surprised me how bad it can be. I personally think my addiction to MD is tied closely to escapism overall, needing fast satisfaction for my brain without putting any effort into it - surfing the web superficially, watching pointless YouTube videos while scrolling through the comments, all while daydreaming on and off or believing my passive consumption will make me into a competent person.
I will try this dopamine detox, because I really need to learn to study more than two hours a day. I would also love to rewire my brain into having the attention span to read and think real trains of thoughts that do not turn into daydreams.
Anyway, I thought maybe someone on here would also find the video interesting.
Hi I have talked about maladaptive daydreaming and the addiction part to it I find this really interesting as I have an addictive personality I will be looking into this more and see if it can help reduce my dopamine rush that my body craves each day and doesn't stop when I give into it. Even saying this I have been leaning on healthier ways to get it but end up adding on with my unhealthy ways of doing so. I think I am getting there some days are better than others and can easily slip bad into old harmful habits to get my rush. Exercise is really good so started back cycling find this good to build up my fitness as can only cycle for 20 minutes so end up splitting it up into cycling twice a day. Let me know how it is working and I will put in some feedback when I get the hang of it thanks for this. :) |
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Post by luna9521 on Jun 13, 2020 22:30:25 GMT
Hi all,
Just watched this video on why it is so hard for many people to keep our minds on studying and working:
Since MD is often explained as a form of addiction, I think it explains why we, when we cut out daydreaming, enter a state of depression and become unmotivated for everything. We are starving our brain of the dopamine rushes it has become accustomed to. The experiment with the rats really surprised me how bad it can be. I personally think my addiction to MD is tied closely to escapism overall, needing fast satisfaction for my brain without putting any effort into it - surfing the web superficially, watching pointless YouTube videos while scrolling through the comments, all while daydreaming on and off or believing my passive consumption will make me into a competent person.
I will try this dopamine detox, because I really need to learn to study more than two hours a day. I would also love to rewire my brain into having the attention span to read and think real trains of thoughts that do not turn into daydreams.
Anyway, I thought maybe someone on here would also find the video interesting.
 thanks for sharing this video! I think iam more able to detox from phone and computer than refraining myself from daydreaming 😂 But its an interesting method to tackle it and i will definitely try it out.Like you mentioned i also have problems with  and focusing on one task like studying, reading a book or even watching a film without being disrupted by intrusive thoughts, who leads me into daydreaming.I also need to reorganize my brain and kind of force it to concentrate on the important things in life. |
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Post by madamebovary on Jun 18, 2020 12:02:06 GMT
Honestly, I never got to try it out, because I read in other places that the detox may be a myth. I just forgot I made this post and never wrote it here.
I think the concept of seeking quick dopamine is still a problem for me, and MD as well as time-wasting YouTube videos and such are a way to get that quick fix (as has also been talked about in the posts about addiction's relation to MD). But actually doing a dopamine detox may not work. The mindfulness and meditation often recommended would probably be better.
I personally think I have too much free time and allow my self to "just daydream a little" and "just stay in bed a little more" too often and it turns into another unproductive day. I still need to change my habits, but I just wanted to check in again here and say that maybe no one should do the detox, since it seems like setting yourself up for failure.
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Post by katie on Jun 18, 2020 19:10:42 GMT
Honestly, I never got to try it out, because I read in other places that the detox may be a myth. I just forgot I made this post and never wrote it here. I think the concept of seeking quick dopamine is still a problem for me, and MD as well as time-wasting YouTube videos and such are a way to get that quick fix (as has also been talked about in the posts about addiction's relation to MD). But actually doing a dopamine detox may not work. The mindfulness and meditation often recommended would probably be better. I personally think I have too much free time and allow my self to "just daydream a little" and "just stay in bed a little more" too often and it turns into another unproductive day. I still need to change my habits, but I just wanted to check in again here and say that maybe no one should do the detox, since it seems like setting yourself up for failure. Not to worry at all thanks for sharing you view on this myth maybe may see if myth busters has something around this. Lol. Trail and error is that way to go before failure creeps in. :) |
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. Maybe I'll drag myself out for a run. Going a whole day without DDing is very hard for me though. I've tried quitting before and usually do well for a while. Then start DDing without even realizing it. Oops.
thanks for sharing this video! I think iam more able to detox from phone and computer than refraining myself from daydreaming 😂 But its an interesting method to tackle it and i will definitely try it out.Like you mentioned i also have problems with 
and focusing on one task like studying, reading a book or even watching a film without being disrupted by intrusive thoughts, who leads me into daydreaming.I also need to reorganize my brain and kind of force it to concentrate on the important things in life.